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This outdoor country summer wedding at Wadhurst Castle was just beautiful. The day started with the bridal party getting ready in one of the large stately bedrooms with breathtaking views over the Surrey countryside. The bride wanted a very relaxed day - her and the groom had an 18 month old toddler so they were keen to avoid too much formality.
I met Anthony and Rachel a year before their wedding for their engagement shoot at Virginia Water lake and left that session feeling so uplifted, such was their infectious happiness. We had so much fun doing their engagement shoot that I was so excited to be doing their wedding photography at Wasing Park.
One of the wonderful things about a wedding is that it brings people from different families, and often different cultures and countries together. It’s amazing the journeys family and friends take in order to be there for their loved one’s special day. David and Fabrizio’s small yet perfectly formed wedding a few weeks ago was no exception…
When I met Grace to talk about her plans for their day, her words were; “It’s a really low key wedding at our local church and then a small marquee in my parents’ garden.” She was totally relaxed about the whole thing and while I knew it would be beautiful, I was expecting low key, no frills, just as she’d said. So when I arrived at her parents’ beautiful cottage down a country lane in the Surrey Hills, I was blown away by the gorgeousness of it all…
Located in the Surrey Hills, which are classified as ‘An Area of Outstanding Beauty’, Box Hill has sweeping views across the North Downs. Instead of the clear day promised by weather forecasters, Melissa, Josh and I were met with thick fog creating a clean white background, void of even the slightest detail! We may as well have been in a studio. Not to be deterred, we headed into the woods instead…
One of the questions I get asked quite a lot is, when is the best time to do baby photography. Honestly, it depends on what kind of pictures you are looking for. If you want sleeping newborn posed photographs, then the first two weeks are best. If you want smiles and something a little more interactive, when they are that little bit older is better...
Richard Hams is a fitness instructor and personal trainer who runs bootcamp sessions at Epsom College in Surrey. Having previously done a photoshoot in the gym, it was time to head outside for our second shoot to generate imagery to support his online profile and marketing activity for his business...
